Diy fw sump Videos

Hi i have an tetra whisper micro filter that came with my aquarium is Item #25799 and #25807 its 115 volts . My concern is this filter goes inside the aquarium every thing the motor and the power cord that is connected to the motor goes in the aquarium the only thing that is outside the aquarium is the remaining other end of the power cord that plugs to the wall , will this filter be an electrical hazard please explain i am new to this its for my 4 year old daughter

Wow very beautiful tank ...did you build your tank yourself ? I'd love to see how you did the bracing to secure such large panels of glass . 

Very nice setup you have there. What is the thickness of the glass used on this 8ft tank? Is it 12mm or 15mm?

how much time the aquarium can survive without any water change? Thanks and wow.

I'm jealous of your set up, that's a DREAM set up for me, mahalo for sharing 

Hi Peter, looking at buying a 8x2x2 tank with a sump in Melbourne. Just wanting to know where you purchased your tank and cabinet from and how much was it if you don't mind me asking? Did you buy the sump as we'll or did you make it? Cheers Tim 

Hey so the only thing that's heating the tank is the heater in the sump and no actual heater in the tank its self ?

The sump makes water changes very easy, but what about the gravel? Do you have to vacuum it in a tank this size and if so how do you reach it?

Great Vid

It's the guy from far cry 3...he's real! Lol cool vid.

have any of you been able to have filters so effective that you can recycle/reuse the water back to tank. In Aquaponics this seems to be how its done and wonder if those with tanks have tried to do similar concepts (have seen small scale, but not larger or to reuse water). The reason is the massive water usage and unless the 'water change' water is used on gardens or something, its a lot of wasted water (cost and well as environmental issues to consider). Maybe even using tank water as 'grey water' for toilets or something else? Sumps or any external filters do seem to be the best option for any tank big or small as well as ponds or other setups. As he pointed out, the fact you are not limited to how much filter medium is used and not taking up tank space (as well as detracts from the beauty). atm I am gathering info for future aims as there is no point wasting effort since I will be moving. Very grateful that people share info and its inspired some ideas I want to try and if successful I will return the favor and share the info (if it fails, perhaps share also so others know what fails lol) Thanks for sharing! :)

Tons of biological media? You have a 240 gallon tank with a couple of tiny shrimp in it.

are sump tanks noisy?

still goin this on not done......

Yeah I rarely have someone do things for me unless it's something unrelated to what I know, then maybe. I was going to go ahead and use glass for the baffles but then found out HD doesn't deal with glass sheets anymore. So I went with my original idea with 1/4" Optix Acrylic. Glass would have been much cheaper but oh well.

This was my first setup in my room, I have now moved it to the storage room with a 246L+100L(large tank in video)+130L+160Lbarrel around 550L-600L this setup has been the master piece of my collection, I am going to sell it soon so I'll be uploading a video to show everyone what a great setup this is and very affordable on a short budget.

Well thanks for your question ! And the way that this is determed is the flow and or restriction, What I mean by that is you need to have the same amount of water pumping out of sump (via-pump) to the display tank as is going back down to the sump and there is many ways to regulate this filter matrial is the easest way, also your Pump needs to match your Pipe or Hose size(small will restric flow) - (big will reduce,slow down flow)